What's new
What's new in July 2026
Everything we shipped to BoardPal in July 2026.
Jul 15 to 21 · 28 updates
21Jul · Tue
A proper BoardPal email address
Improved- Improved
BoardPal now emails from admin@nleboardpal.com instead of a personal address. more ▾less ▴
BoardPal now writes to you from admin@nleboardpal.com, and replies to anything we send go there too. It replaces the personal Gmail address that had been standing in since the alpha. Help & Support inside the app is still the fastest way to reach us, and nothing about how you contact us has changed.
- Improved
20Jul · Mon
Score Trend, Accuracy by Difficulty, and Vault insights
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Score Trend: your weekly accuracy against the 75% pass line. more ▾less ▴
New Score Trend chart on Performance: your first-try accuracy week by week against the 75% pass line, so you can see the direction you're moving — not just today's number. Weeks with only a handful of answers show as faint dots and never bend the line.
- New
See your accuracy on easy vs moderate vs hard questions. more ▾less ▴
Performance now shows Accuracy by Difficulty — how you score on easy, moderate, and hard questions. BoardPal runs harder than the board on purpose, so this tells you whether hard items are where your points slip.
- Improved
The Vault now shows which topics fill your pile. more ▾less ▴
The Vault landing card now shows where your pile is heaviest — the topics with the most questions to redo, each with a one-tap link to drill that topic fresh.
Smoother pen writing on cram sheets
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Pen and highlighter writing on cram sheets is smoother. more ▾less ▴
Handwriting with the pen or highlighter on cram sheets is now much smoother — small letters keep their shape on phones, tablets, and desktop, at any zoom level.
- Fixed
Brief pauses while writing no longer snap strokes into shapes. more ▾less ▴
Pausing briefly while writing a letter no longer turns your stroke into a straight line or an oval — snapping to a shape now needs a deliberate, clearly-still hold on a larger stroke.
- Improved
The save indicator no longer shifts the annotation toolbar. more ▾less ▴
The “Saving / Saved” indicator moved out of the annotation toolbar into a small floating pill below it, so the tools no longer shift around while you write.
Topic Mastery — see exactly which topics to study next
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Topic Mastery: your standing on every TOS topic, with one-tap drills. more ▾less ▴
New Topic Mastery page (Performance → Topic Mastery): your first-attempt accuracy on every topic in the PNLE table of specifications, grouped by subject with a 🔴/🟡/🟢 badge, a search box, and a one-tap drill for any topic — including the ones you haven't touched yet.
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Mock results now list the exact topics you missed. more ▾less ▴
Mock results now include "Topics to review" — your missed items grouped by topic, most misses first, each with a drill link. It appears on the full board results and on each section's "View answers" review.
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Per-subject breakdown of why you miss. more ▾less ▴
Topic Mastery also breaks down why you miss, per subject — whether a subject's misses are knowledge gaps, misread stems, slips, or time pressure — based on the miss reasons you tag on the rationale screen.
Writing on cram sheets works properly with a stylus
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Stylus writing on cram sheets now ignores your resting palm. more ▾less ▴
Writing on a cram sheet with an Apple Pencil or stylus no longer cuts off mid-stroke when your palm rests on the screen — you can write the way you would on paper.
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Two-finger scroll while annotating cram sheets. more ▾less ▴
You can now scroll a cram sheet with two fingers while a pen, highlighter, or eraser is armed — no need to put the tool away to move down the page.
- Improved
Sticky notes are easier to use on tablets. more ▾less ▴
Sticky notes on cram sheets are easier to use: the editor stays above the on-screen keyboard while you type, and scrolling with the note tool armed no longer drops accidental pins.
Official plans are open
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Official plans are now open. more ▾less ▴
Full access is now available to everyone on three plans — ₱299 for 1 month, ₱499 for 2 months, or ₱999 for 10 months. Pick the one that matches the time you have left before your boards.
- New
Instant payment via QR Ph. more ▾less ▴
Payment is now instant. Choose a plan, scan the QR Ph code with GCash, Maya, or your bank's app, and your access switches on by itself — no receipt to upload, no waiting for verification.
- Improved
Beta is closed; members keep everything. more ▾less ▴
Beta access is closed now that all 500 seats are taken. If you're already a member, nothing changes — your access, history, and streak carry on exactly as they are.
- New
19Jul · Sun
The topnotcher bar just got higher
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Topnotcher tiers now require 90%. more ▾less ▴
Topnotcher Track and Topnotcher Trajectory now require a 90% average — the badge should mean you're pacing with actual topnotchers, not just passing comfortably. If your tier changed today, your scores didn't — only the bar moved.
- New
New Passing Pace readiness tier. more ▾less ▴
A new Passing Pace tier recognizes when you're clear of the 75% pass mark and building the margin that makes exam day calm.
The cram reader grows up
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Search inside cram sheets. more ▾less ▴
Search inside a sheet: tap the magnifying glass (or press F) and type — every page that mentions your word shows up with a preview, one tap away.
- New
Shapes snap when you hold. more ▾less ▴
Draw a line, circle, or box and hold still for a moment — it snaps to the perfect shape, and keeps adjusting while you drag. There's also a ruler mode that makes every stroke straight.
- New
Bookmark pages in a sheet. more ▾less ▴
Bookmark pages you'll come back to — the ribbon icon stars the page, and your bookmarks live at the top of the page list on every device.
- New
Pen sizes, pressure, and stylus mode. more ▾less ▴
Pick a fine, medium, or bold size for the pen and highlighter, and if you write with a stylus, it now senses pressure — press lighter for a finer line. Stylus-only mode lets your pen draw while fingers scroll.
- New
Night reading mode. more ▾less ▴
Night reading mode softens the page to a warm, dimmer tone for late-night sessions — tap the moon in the tools row.
- Improved
Much sharper pages at every zoom. more ▾less ▴
Pages are dramatically sharper — text and diagram labels stay crisp even fully zoomed in, on every sheet.
- Improved
Smooth, anchored zooming. more ▾less ▴
Zooming is smooth now: buttons and double-tap glide instead of jumping, and pinch/zoom stays centered on the exact spot under your fingers.
- Improved
Smoother ink, pen styles, more colors. more ▾less ▴
Ink looks hand-drawn now — strokes render smoothly instead of jagged, and the pen comes in three styles: ballpoint, fountain (calligraphy nib), and brush — plus six pen colors and five highlighter colors.
- New
Jump-back, marked pages, two-page view. more ▾less ▴
Little comforts: a "Back to page X" pill after any jump, your marked pages listed automatically in the page panel, hover a sticky note to peek at it, a two-page side-by-side view on bigger screens, and the toolbar tucks away while you read.
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Redo and clear-page. more ▾less ▴
Redo joins undo (Ctrl+Shift+Z), and a clear-page button wipes a page's marks in one tap — undoable, of course.
- New
Report an issue from any sheet page. more ▾less ▴
Spotted a mistake on a sheet? The flag button in the tools row reports that exact page to the content team — you'll get a note back when it's fixed, same as question reports.
- New
Keyboard shortcuts in the reader. more ▾less ▴
Keyboard shortcuts on desktop: P pen, H highlighter, N sticky note, E eraser, F search, B bookmark, Ctrl+Z undo. Tap the keyboard icon in the tools row for the full list.
A library that remembers where you left off
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Search, filter, and browse cram sheets by cover. more ▾less ▴
The Resources library got a redesign — cram sheets now show cover previews, and you can search by title or topic and filter by NP to find the right sheet fast.
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Sheets reopen on the page you left. more ▾less ▴
Continue reading: BoardPal now remembers the page you were on in every sheet, on every device — one tap takes you right back.
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All your sticky notes, in one place. more ▾less ▴
My Notes: every sticky note you leave on a cram sheet is gathered in one place under Resources — tap any note to jump straight back to its page.
- Improved
My Notes and the guides moved to the top of Resources. more ▾less ▴
The Resources page is easier to get around — My Notes and the two starter guides now sit right at the top, above the cram-sheet library, and My Notes also lives in the Study menu for one-tap access from anywhere.
Cram sheets you can read, highlight, and annotate
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Read and annotate cram sheets right in the app. more ▾less ▴
Cram sheets now open in a built-in reader — pinch to zoom, jump between pages, and mark them up with a pen, highlighter, and sticky notes. Everything you annotate saves to your account, so it's waiting for you on every device, every time you come back.
- Improved
18Jul · Sat
New schedules skip mocks you've already taken
Fixed- Fixed
Rebuilt plans skip finished mock boards. more ▾less ▴
Building or rebuilding your study plan no longer re-schedules a mock board you've already completed. Your next unfinished mock (for example, Mock Board 2) now takes the early benchmark slot instead, and if you've done only Day 1 of a mock, the new plan schedules just the missing Day 2.
Un-highlight answer choices with one tap
Fixed- Fixed
Tap a highlight on an answer choice to remove it in one tap. more ▾less ▴
Tapping a highlight (or pen mark) on an answer choice now removes it in one tap, the same as in the question — no need to drag across it again. A tap on unmarked text still picks your answer.
A little celebration when you finish
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A quick confetti moment when you finish a session — bigger when you pass. Turn it off in Profile → Appearance. more ▾less ▴
Finishing a practice session, mock board, diagnostic, or flashcard review now ends with a quick confetti moment — a bigger one when you clear the 75% passing bar, and a tiny pop each time you tick off a study plan task. Prefer things quiet? Turn it off any time in Profile → Appearance → Celebrations.
Choose how much time you study each day
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Pick your daily study time — 1.5 to 4 hours, or let BoardPal choose — and your plan sizes every day to fit. more ▾less ▴
Building a study plan now asks how much time you can give per day — 1.5, 2, 3, or 4 hours, or “Best for me” and BoardPal picks a comfortable pace from your timeline. Every study day is sized to fit your choice: less time means fewer questions per topic, never fewer topics.
- New
Change the daily study time on a plan you already built. more ▾less ▴
Already have a plan? Tap “Daily time · Change” at the top of your Study Plan to lighten (or deepen) your remaining days. Everything you’ve finished carries over, and your old plan stays restorable.
- Improved
Short timelines now schedule lighter days instead of marathon ones. more ▾less ▴
Plans of about a month and a half or less now schedule lighter topic sessions, so a tight timeline stays doable instead of demanding marathon days.
- Fixed
17Jul · Fri
Official subscription plans open Monday, July 20
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Official plans open Monday, July 20, 7 AM — 10% early-bird code drops on Telegram. more ▾less ▴
Beta filled all 500 seats — thank you. The official subscription plans open for everyone on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 AM (Philippine time), with secure online checkout. Early birds get 10% off any plan: the promo code drops on our official Telegram at opening time, limited to the first 500 to use it. See the countdown on the Upgrade page.
References under every rationale
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Rationales now cite their references, with links to laws and guidelines. more ▾less ▴
Every rationale in answer review now ends with a References list — the nursing textbooks, Philippine laws, and official guidelines behind that topic, so you know exactly where to read deeper. Laws and guidelines link straight to the source.
- New
Flashcards now cite their sources under the answer. more ▾less ▴
Flashcards cite their references too — flip a card and the sources for that deck's topic sit under the answer. (Cards in decks you built yourself stay yours, with no sources attached.)
A green highlighter
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The highlighter now has a green option. more ▾less ▴
The highlighter now has a green option next to gold, sky, and rose — tap the swatch that appears when the highlighter is on. (Gold is our yellow — same warm band as a paper highlighter.)
Exam tools stay with you while you scroll
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The exam tools now stay pinned on screen while you scroll. more ▾less ▴
The highlighter, pen, scratch pad, and cross-out tools now stay pinned near the top of the screen while you scroll a long question or situation — no more scrolling back up to reach them. Works in practice, mocks, the diagnostic, and the warm-up.
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A keyboard icon in the tools row lists every shortcut. more ▾less ▴
On a keyboard? Tap the small keyboard icon at the end of the tools row to see every shortcut — highlighter, pen modes, scratch pad, picking answers by number, and more.
Add your own entries to the study plan
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Pin your own entries (lectures, reminders) to any day of your study plan. more ▾less ▴
You can now pin your own entries — review-center lectures, personal reminders, anything — to any day of your study plan. Tap the + on a day in your schedule, and your entry shows beside your BoardPal tasks (on Today's Plan too), tickable and movable like the rest.
See the situation when reviewing a mock
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Mock reviews show the situation above its questions again. more ▾less ▴
When you review a finished mock board, each situation (the case scenario) now shows above its set of questions again, so you can read the items in context instead of on their own.
Smoother answer taps after highlighting
Fixed- Fixed
The first tap on an answer right after highlighting now registers. more ▾less ▴
On touch devices (iPad and phones), the first tap on an answer choice right after highlighting words in it sometimes didn't register, so picking your answer felt slow. Taps now always land on the first try.
- New
16Jul · Thu
Mock boards: see a whole situation on one page
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New mock board view: a whole situation with all 5 questions on one page. more ▾less ▴
In mock boards you can now switch the View to "Whole situation" — the case and all 5 of its questions on one scrollable page, like the paper exam booklet, so related items are easy to cross-reference. The default stays one question at a time; your choice is remembered for future mocks.
- Improved
The jump grid now lands on the exact question in Whole situation view. more ▾less ▴
In the Whole situation view, tapping a number in the jump grid takes you straight to that exact question on its situation's page.
Mark up the answer choices, in your choice of color
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Highlight and pen-mark words in the answer choices — a plain tap still picks your answer. more ▾less ▴
The Highlighter and Pen now work on the answer choices too, not just the question — press and drag across the words you want to mark (a plain tap still picks your answer, so answering stays one tap). Works in practice, mock boards, the diagnostic, and the warm-up.
- New
Three highlighter colors: gold, sky, and rose. more ▾less ▴
The highlighter now comes in three colors — the classic gold plus sky and rose. Pick a color from the dots that appear next to the Highlighter button and give different kinds of key words their own band.
History scores now match your session review
Fixed- Fixed
History list scores now match the score inside each session review. more ▾less ▴
The History list was showing some practice scores 1 point lower than the score inside the session review — it was accidentally leaving your first answer out of the count. The review score was always the correct one, and no answers were ever lost. History now shows the same score everywhere.
Your study plan now checks itself off
Fixed- Fixed
Flashcards, mock boards, and lessons now cross themselves off your study plan when you finish them. more ▾less ▴
Finishing your flashcards for the day, submitting your mock board sections, and reading a lesson to the end now cross those tasks off your study plan automatically — no more finishing your decks and finding the task still waiting. Ticking a task yourself still works exactly like before.
Dark mode for late-night study
New- New
Dark mode: tap the moon in the top bar, or set Light / Dark / System in Profile → Appearance. more ▾less ▴
Studying late at night? BoardPal now has a dark mode that's much easier on the eyes in a dim room. Tap the moon button in the top bar of any page to switch (and the sun to switch back), or choose Light, Dark, or System — which follows your phone's own setting — in Profile → Appearance. Your choice is remembered per device, so your phone can be dark at night while your laptop stays light.
Review each mock section right after you submit it
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Mock boards: optionally view a section's answers and rationales right after you submit it. more ▾less ▴
On mock boards, you can now check a section's score, answers, and rationales right after submitting it — tap "View answers" on any finished section. Nothing shows unless you tap it, so if you prefer the real board-exam feel (no feedback until the end), simply don't peek. Your overall score and readiness tier still unlock after NP5.
The home screen no longer says you left something unfinished
Fixed- Fixed
The home screen says "Jump back in" when nothing is actually unfinished. more ▾less ▴
Your home screen now says "Continue where you left off" only when you genuinely have a session still open. When you've finished everything, the card reads "Jump back in" instead, with "Practice again" and "Your last deck" — so completing your work no longer looks like your progress went missing. Thank you to the student who reported it!
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